Snake envenomation in children
Conditions
Interventions
Study settings: eight referral hospitals of the districts Ampara, Batticaloa, Monaragala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Kegalle, and Trincomalee. Resource limited paediatric treatment facil
however, they will not be exposed to the proposed intervention.
Participant Medical officers in the intervention arm will join a half-day interactive workshop conducted by the Sri Lanka College of P
Sponsors
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All medical officers currently employed in paediatric wards of the eight referral hospitals of the districts Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kurunegala, Kegalle, and Trincomalee, who are willing share the newly acquired knowledge and training with fellow medical officers in the same treatment unit will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Medical officers who primarily work in non-paediatric treatment facilities in the same hospitals will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of adherence to SLMA Expert Committee on Snakebites based national guideline while managing children with venomous snake bites by the participating hospitals in the intervention-arm and the control-arm [Immediately before and after the intervention. Long term impact will be assessed 1-year after the intervention. ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in the participant medical officers’ knowledge regarding pictorial identification of snakes, evidence of envenoming, indication for antivenom therapy, regimen and dose of antivenom therapy, and management of antivenom adverse reactions, assessed using a questionnaire. [Immediately before and after the intervention. Long term impact will be assessed 1-year after the intervention. ] Improvement in mortality following venomous snake bites in children. Records will be individually verified and morbidity and mortality data be presented as descriptive data. [ During the period of 1-year before and for 1-year after the educational intervention is concluded] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactKavinda Dayasiri
Professor in Paediatrics
Outcome results
None listed